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lines on the record: 200
first: 2011-02-11
most recent: 2021-10-19
sittings or episodes: 21
sources: un-security-council

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“We make these observations not to make any false equivalences but to urge actual movement away from the current endless conversation that has seized the Security Council to rapid yet nonetheless longer-term solutions and tangible outcomes to this situation. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at 12.45 p.m.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“These organizations embody years of directly and boldly grappling with sociopolitical-theological concepts, whether they be related to the Muslim, Jewish or Christian faiths — to define, interpret and contextualize the historical and immediate political experiences and realities of the people’s daily lives. Let us therefore hear more from them and revisit, reframe and reassess the Security Council’s efforts in the same courageous vein embodied by both Israeli and Palestinian young and grass-roots leaders, who are daily coexisting, as I said, and constructively building interethnic and intercultural peace, who are calling things as they are and who are seeking accountability for those things where it is needed.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“The result of this Track One approach has proved that the “solutions” or “conclusions” offered at this level are geared primarily to macropolitical and/or macroeconomic issues, while the layered sociopolitical-theological tensions and other dimensions of society continue to bubble underneath. A few weeks ago, during the briefings of the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) (see S/PV.8869), one of the young female civil society briefers reminded us that the conflict we are dealing with today is partly the result of the approach taken 20 years ago and which is still being used. This approach prioritizes “official channels” over diverse grass- roots-based organizations and the channels that the grass roots themselves create.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“We are persuaded that the leaders of both parties must intentionally embrace, scale up and actualize mutual peace by empowering those among them that are working for peace. And it is this grass-roots tier that I would like to speak about for the rest of my statement. At the formal peace talk stream, what we call “official channels”, there has been a tendency to frame and discuss this conflict and peace process around legal and political frameworks that seem far removed from important elements that Israeli and Palestinian communities at the grass roots, which currently coexist side by side, consider to be important and with which they are grappling on a daily basis.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“We have condemned those who call for the application of international human rights law and international law but still violate the same among their own communities. As intractable as the conflict may seem, in the past, there have been political breakthroughs that have come despite the most serious challenges and the most insurmountable barriers. What then is the missing link to resolving this protracted situation in a sustainable manner? I suggest to the Council that however much it may have done or wish to do, in the end, the answer lies in the hands and the minds of Israeli and Palestinian people and their leaders. We should no longer prescribe peace; rather, we should allow Palestinians and Israelis to chart the course for peace and harmonious coexistence through genuine and truly inclusive dialogue that is rooted in their communities.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“We have highlighted the importance of secure borders and of safety and security for both Israelis and Palestinians, the protection of the status quo of Jerusalem and the important work of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in contributing to the stability of the subregion. We have regularly taken note of the progress made, particularly when it comes to cooperation between the Israeli and the Palestinian authorities and regional mediation efforts. Kenya in particular has repeatedly condemned the terrorist attacks and acts conducive to terrorism perpetrated by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other affiliated militant groups against Israeli civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“It has submitted draft resolution after draft resolution with recommendations and principles, including resolution 2334 (2016), to frame a negotiated peaceful settlement for that protracted conflict. Indeed, Kenya has called for the reinforcement of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, as have many Member States present here today. It has called for a cessation of Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and of demolitions, including those that pose a risk to the actualization of the two-State solution and undermine the territorial contiguity of a viable Palestinian State based on the 1967 lines.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Kenya’s interest has always been and will remain to support an end to this lasting threat to peace and security in the Middle East. Threats to peace and security in the Middle East have a damaging domino effect that reaches many parts of the world, including the subregion and even our own neighbourhood. Let no one believe, even for one fleeting moment, owing to the character of the debate today that Kenya does not remain gravely concerned with the situation in the Middle East outside of Israel and Palestine. Kenya, though distant from the Middle East, has tragically seen Kenyan blood and lives lost to terrorists inspired by the politics and the situation in the Middle East. The Council has called for and ordered ceasefires, the latest one being four months ago, following the 11 days of hostilities between Israel and Hamas.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary of Kenya. Since 1948, the Security Council has addressed the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question on numerous occasions. Every month the Council gets to hear of developments and observations and recommendations stemming from the important work of the Special Coordinator’s Office and various briefers engaged on this issue. I thank Mr. Wennesland, Ms. Ashrawi and Mr. Levy for their interventions this morning. I would also like to recognize the presence of the representatives of Israel and Palestine at this debate. As the body entrusted with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, we need to ask: what else can we do to sustainably answer the Palestinian question?”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Israel to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in the meeting: Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process; Mr. Daniel Levy, President, U.S./ Middle East Project; and Ms. Hanan Ashrawi, political and civil society leader. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“The solutions must include creating legal pathways for the migrants, seeking their resettlement in third countries and voluntary repatriation in dignity for those willing to return to their countries of origin and ensuring their human rights are not further violated. Kenya calls for swift action to stop the slave auctions, requesting that the Security Council ensures their immediate cessation and that those being held in prisons or in other deplorable conditions are rescued. Kenya also calls on the Security Council to work in close consultation with the African Union to appoint a joint commission of inquiry to comprehensively investigate and inquire into the matter. We are convinced that these are the issues most worthy of our urgent action as they are the most blatant violations of human rights that we have seen in our time.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“This policy is inhumane and should compel the international community to rise in righteous indignation and condemnation and to demand an immediate end to these discriminatory, if not racist, policies ofthe European Union, which offend the human conscience and abet the horrific violation of human rights. Although resolution 1973 (2011) is the original sin that paved the way to the opening of slave markets in Libya, this dire situation is now being reinforced by the European Union's sad and discriminatory responses towards migrants. The European Union must lead in seeking humane and sustainable solutions for the migrants in detention camps in Libya, including how to deal with those who have already been sold into slavery.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“It was indeed short-sighted and a sign of hubris, and it has caused more suffering and distress than it sought to address. It is the Security Council's action that has led to Libya's 1,100-mile coastline becoming an open border for traffickers and smugglers who have become merchants of death and untold human suffering. The Security Council therefore has a special obligation to address the situation in Libya and to do so with the same determination that it sought to adopt resolution 1973 (2011). Tragically, the plight of migrants crossing through Libya has been exacerbated by the European Union policy of financing, training and equipping undefined groups in Libya to intercept and contain migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and put them in detention camps.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“The International Court of Justice identified protection from slavery as an obligation towards all persons, one that is owed by every State to the international community as a whole. The practice of slavery has been universally recognized as a crime against humanity, and the right to be free from enslavement is considered so fundamental that all nations with standing in the context of this particular issue are expected to be able to bring the matter to the International Court of Justice of their own free will. I wish to remind the Council that the adoption of resolution 1973 (2011) significantly contributed to the breakdown of law and order in Libya. This resolution, which was adopted against the will of the African Union, will always remain a stigma for and indictment of the Security Council.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“Our national plan of action offers a coherent and realizable road map to address and combat human trafficking, including through raising awareness and, at the same time, prominently profiling human trafficking issues in public as well as in media circles. Kenya calls for enhanced international cooperation to enable all Member States to hold accountable those responsible for the atrocities committed in the form of trafficking and other related crimes. Like others, my delegation wishes to draw the attention of the Security Council to the abhorrent situation in Libya, where Africans are being auctioned like chattel in open slave markets. Nothing can be more distressing and abhorrent than slavery that is being practiced overtly, in broad daylight and in front of news cameras.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“Kenya is a signatory to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and has enacted laws and initiated policies to implement Security Council resolutions. The Kenya Counter-trafficking in Persons Act has established the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons, which include rehabilitation centres for victims oftrafficking. We also pay particular attention to issues of illegal adoption of children, economic and sexual exploitation, slavery and forced labour. The Victims Protection Act was enacted primarily to protect vulnerable victims rescued from traffickers.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“Kenya condemns any form of human trafficking and views it as an unacceptable affront to humankind. Persons in areas affected by crises are especially vulnerable to trafficking and other forms of exploitation, including sexual exploitation, forced labour, removal of organs and slavery. We recall the kidnapping of schoolgirls in Chibok by Boko Haram, which was a chilling reminder of how trafficking has evolved into a weapon of terror that has been adopted by criminals. No country or region is safe from these contemporary forms of transnational organized crime.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“My delegation commends Italy for convening today's important open debate on trafficking of persons in conflict situations and welcomes the informative briefings. We also take note of the report of the Secretary-General on trafficking in persons in conflict, pursuant to resolution 2331 (2016) (S/2017/939). We also take note of the briefings by the representatives of the African Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and welcome and appreciate their strong messages. Kenya also pays special homage to Italy. Its response to the migration crisis has been exemplary, humane and civilized. The Government and the people of Italy should be recognized for their humanity and determination to project a human face to the crisis that we are confronting.”
2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source
“We are also working on establishing a strong monitoring system for the Kenya's national action plan for women and peace and security and, lastly, we are setting up a central depository for peace and security data that can be accessed by everyone. In conclusion, Kenya remains committed to implementing the women and peace and security agenda in full measure. We support the reinforcement of the United Nations Trust Fund in support of actions to eliminate violence against women and the United Nations Fund for Gender Equality. We continue to call for further support and increased funding for UN-Women.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The rapidly changing nature of terrorism and the limited research available on it is a major concern for us. Kenya's priorities for future action in these areas include climate change and its impact on women and peace and security; disarmament for nomadic populations where illicit small arms proliferate; the increased insecurity that results from regional instability and growing border conflicts; the radicalization of young people; the emerging forms and dynamics of cyber- and technology- led crime, including electronic violence against women, which is becoming more prevalent; the mobilization of funding for women and peace and security initiatives, including closing the gap between research and practice.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“With regard to the relief and recovery pillar, the Government's efforts include establishing, first, clear guidelines on referral pathways within medical facilities for sexual and gender-based violence survivors; secondly, national guidelines and standard operating procedures for the psychosocial management of survivors and forensic management; and thirdly, gender-based violence recovery centres within health facilities, which help to create access to justice for survivors, with noted improvements in the investigation and prosecution of gender-based violence cases. In September 2016, the President launched a national strategyfor countering violent extremism that incorporates women into its county security and intelligence committees, which are also linked to local peace committees and community policing initiatives.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Among my Government's efforts to promote countrywide sensitization to the gender dimensions of peace and security are its formulation of a 2016 bill on access to public information and a review of our national information and communications technology policy. Our establishment of a toll-free number, the Gender Helpline, and revitalization of various platforms for peace dialogue and online reporting have increased the number of users accessing early-warning and early-response systems throughout the country. The Government's efforts have been complemented by various non-State actors, including the media. A network of 150 journalists are permanently engaged with the Kenya national action plan to build media capacity on gender- and conflict-sensitive reporting through training workshops.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Kenya's gender policy guides the integration of gender and resolution 1325 (2000) into all our military operations. It is behind our project for engendering peacebuilding activities in Kenya, which is now the basis for our establishment of a national conflict early- warning and early-response system. On prevention, the Government has established an international peace support training centre for enhancing the capacity of both women and men as meaningful participants in peacebuilding, negotiations and preventive diplomacy at the community and national levels. On protection, we have launched a country-wide campaign, Jitokeze - which means "speak out" - aimed at breaking the silence on gender-based violence.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The plan draws on relevant national, regional and international instruments to address the intersecting areas related to security, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, as well as to ending impunity for violence against women, promoting gender mainstreaming and protecting human rights. With regard to participation and promotion, Kenya is ranked first in the world among troop-contributing countries in its deployment of military female officers. I am happy to report that today our deployment of women in peace support operations stands at 19 per cent, surpassing the United Nations-recommended percentage of 15 per cent. Efforts aimed at increasing female professional advancement and improving gender balance in our military leadership have led to many women being promoted to the ranks of brigadier or colonel.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Kenya commends France for convening today's important open debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women and Peace and Security. We also welcome the 2017 report (S/2017/861) of the Secretary-General and its recognition of the fact that the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and facilitates sustained peace and the prevention of conflict. On 8 March 2016, International Women's Day, the Government launched Kenya's national action plan for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). Aptly entitled Kuhusisha wanawake ni kudumisha amani, which means "involving women to sustain peace," it has been very well received in our country.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We shall continue to collaborate with other African countries to strengthen conflict prevention, management and resolution capacity of the African Union regional entities, such as the East African Community, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, all of which complement the cooperation between United Nations and the AU in peace and security. We support and pursue these efforts for we are convinced that our stability and economic well-being is closely tied to peace, stability and economic well-being of the rest of the continent and, indeed, of the entire the world.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, I wish to reiterate Kenya's support for current efforts to enhance African capabilities in the area of peace and security through the strategic partnership between the African Union and the United Nations. We shall continue to support peace efforts by the African Union as attested in our role within the African Union Military Observer Mission in Somalia in Somalia.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Kenya believes that important initiatives such as the transformative Chinese One Belt, One Road on infrastructure; Power Africa on clean, renewable energy by the United States; the new German investment compacts for Africa on trade, peace and governance; and others are solid opportunities to create solid partnerships for achieving rapid implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals that would ensure sustainable peace and development in Africa. Similarly, the United Nations, including the Council, should be at the forefront of ensuring that illicit financial flows from Africa, which bleed over $203 billion out of the continent, exacerbated by a few banks in the developed world, is curtailed to ensure African resources remain in Africa to fight poverty, disease and ignorance and thus, sustain the peace.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Deepening the AU-United Nations cooperation to enhance the African capabilities in the peace and security sphere is only one ofthe necessary instruments to achieve sustainable peace in Africa. But, more needs to be done to harness available opportunities to achieve sustainable peace and development that will complement the existing mechanisms for cooperation. We believe that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is key to sustaining peace in Africa. It is important to harness international cooperation in order to provide adequate means of implementation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This is how quality health and education, decent jobs and infrastructure and good governance and democracy will be entrenched in Africa to enable it reap the dividends of peace through sustained economic development.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“We would like to stress that the four financing options indicated in the report ofthe Secretary- General (S/2017/454) on options for authorization and support for African Union peace support operations, namely, subvention to exceptional or emergency circumstances, joint financing of a jointly developed budget, the establishment of a United Nations support office and the joint financing of a hybrid mission all provide a solid basis for further deepening the existing relationship. We urge the Security Council to endorse and take the necessary steps towards the financing of the African Union peace support operations. We also need to be open to explore other options to ensure predictable, reliable and sustainable funding for the peace support operations of the African Union.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“Now more than ever before, both institutions, the United Nations and the AU, have achieved more coordinated response and complementary action in dealing with evolving challenges to peace and security on the continent, ranging from violent conflict, humanitarian crises, violent extremism and terrorism. However, much more needs to be done to tackle the challenges, capitalize on available opportunities and consolidate the gains achieved so far. Kenya believes that a well-funded and efficient African Peace and Security Architecture is not only an essential African priority, but also a great global strategic necessity.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“The cooperation is anchored in the Addis Ababa Declaration of 2016, which inter alia, established a ten-year capacity-building programme for the African Union, modalities for collaboration between the two organizations and the establishment of a framework and institutions to enhance the partnership. That is how the United Nations Support Office for the African Union, the annual joint consultative meetings, the A3 coordination group in the Security Council, the joint framework between the United Nations Support Office for the African Union and the Peace and Security Department of the African Union, and the Joint Task Force on Peace and Security all came into being.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“We thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate and for circulating a detailed concept note (S/2017/574, annex) to guide us. I take the opportunity to congratulate China for its elevation to the presidency of the Council for July and commend you, Sir, for the manner by which you have conducted its affairs. We thank the Secretary-General for his detailed, informative briefing on the issue and previous speakers for their illuminating interventions, and we welcome the statement by Mr. Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU). Kenya fully supports current efforts to strengthen the cooperation and partnership between the African Union and the United Nations on peace and security in Africa.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006Reprise1 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, allow me to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco and his entire team at the Peacebuilding Support Office for their support throughout the tenth session and their dedication to peacebuilding and sustaining peace. I would also like to wish my Ambassador Cho Tae-yul every success as Chair in 2017.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“Following the adoption of the resolutions of April 2016, the Commission conducted a review of its rules of procedure and working methods with a view to, inter alia, examining possible forms of engagement by the Commission and enhancing its advisory role, including by aligning its work to relevant Security Council meetings. Beyond those five points, there is a lot more that the Commission did in 2016 to support peacebuilding and sustaining peace, including through its country- specific activities, as indicated in the annual report (S/2017/76). I am confident that, under the capable chairpersonship of the Republic of Korea, the Peacebuilding Commission will continue to evolve into an even more dynamic and important platform for the membership to engage on challenges and opportunities for building and sustaining peace.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“The meeting on financing for peacebuilding in Kyrgyzstan, in October 2016, is only one example of how the Commission can provide a platform to the Peacebuilding Fund recipient countries to discuss the impact of the Fund in support of national peacebuilding efforts. I hope that Kyrgyzstan will be followed by other countries in actively seeking engagement with the Peacebuilding Fund as a platform to share their peacebuilding experiences and success stories. Fifthly, the General Assembly and the Security Council encouraged the Peacebuilding Commission to consider diversifying its working methods to enhance its efficiency and flexibility.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“The Chair engaged the African Union Peace and Security Council on issues of mutual interest and potential areas of future cooperation with the Commission, as required in the twin resolutions - General Assembly resolutions 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016). I urge the Commission to continue in that direction and to look for opportunities to strengthen its collaboration with Member States, civil society organizations and, where relevant, private sector actors. Fourthly, peacebuilding efforts require predictable and sustained resources. In that connection, in 2016, the Commission continued its efforts to strengthen the synergies with the Peacebuilding Fund. During the tenth session, we had several opportunities to build those synergies.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“That is why we worked with the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council to discusss possible synergies among peacebuilding, sustaining peace and sustainable development. When requested, we provided advice to the Security Council in a holistic manner - for example, in the case of Liberia and Guinea-Bissau Thirdly, throughout the tenth session, the Commission also made important progress in building stronger relations with key partners, including international financial institutions, regional and subregional organizations and other bodies within the United Nations system.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“The Commission also benefited from expert briefings from the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Development Programme, thereby providing evidence of a further step forward in the Commission's efforts to enhance a coherent approach to peacebuilding across the system. Secondly, the value of the Peacebuilding Commission lies in its ability to fully utilize its diverse membership to reinforce its bridging role among the principal organs and entities of the United Nations. We all agree that development, peace and security, and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, while acknowledging that development itself cannot guarantee peace, like peace alone cannot guarantee sustainable development.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“It convened a range of country-specific, regional and thematic discussions. The Commission's consideration of peacebuilding opportunities and challenges after the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa was well informed by a visit by the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission to the region, which explored the subregional peacebuilding opportunities and challenges. Throughout that time, the Commission provided an important platform to address requests of Member States to discuss cross-border and subregional challenges and, at the same time, to improve coherence among various stakeholders.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“In April 2016, the General Assembly and the Security Council not only reaffirmed the relevance of the Peacebuilding Commission as an intergovernmental advisory body, but also stressed the Commission's importance in promoting an integrated, strategic and coherent approach to peacebuilding and bringing sustained international attention to sustaining peace, thereby serving as a bridge among the principal organs and a platform to bring together United Nations States Members and a broad range of partners who are interested in peacebuilding. I should like to direct the attention ofthe Security Council to the following points. First, during the period covered by the report, the Commission diversified its engagement and expressed its ability to be flexible in response to requests by Member States.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“We look forward to that informal exchange as an opportunity to further enhance the advisory role of the Commission to the Council. I will now turn to the presentation of the Commission's annual report on its tenth session. The year 2016 was an important one for the Peacebuilding Commission, marked by the adoption of the resolutions on the review of the peacebuilding architecture and several activities that the Commission undertook to implement those resolutions.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“I am pleased to be here today to present the annual report (S/ZOl7/76) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its tenth session. I congratulate you, Sir, for your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and commend you for the manner in which you have conducted its affairs. I should like to commend the representative of the Republic of Korea, as Chair of the PBC at its eleventh session, for his leadership, and all the PBC members, including members of the Council, for their continued commitment to the work of the Commission. I also wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your decision, to convene the annual informal interactive dialogue between members of the Security Council and the PBC immediately after this briefing this morning.”
2017-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7976 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, I want to state that progress in prioritizing conflict prevention and sustaining peace will depend upon sustaining people's trust in political institutions, enhancing inclusivity, justice and the rule of law within credible national institutions and diversifying economies through the implementation of the SDGs in order to address the root causes of conflict. The primacy of politics in preventing and resolving conflicts is key to sustaining peace. The Council must therefore continue to strive to keep all solutions to conflict political.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“That is normally far cheaper and more efficient in addressing conflicts than the usual reactive tools employed once violence has erupted. Fifthly, it is essential to strengthen the interlinkages relating to sustaining peace and conflict prevention among the various United Nations entities, including the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Unique intergovernmental bodies, such as the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, should be strengthened so that they can play their role in conflict prevention and sustaining peace more effectively, while enhancing coherence in United Nations efforts.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, the Security Council, as the custodian of international peace and security, needs to prioritize the financing of conflict prevention, including through the Peacebuilding Fund, so as to ensure that sustainable and predictable funding is available. Flexibility in resource mobilization and partnerships with international financial institutions and regional development banks are key. Fourthly, conflict prevention is impossible without effective early-warning mechanisms. It is essential for the United Nations, including the Council, to assist Member States and regional and subregional entities to develop capacities for early-warning analysis, information-sharing and the development of common approaches to prevent the eruption of violent conflict.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“The inclusive participation of youth and women in national institutions is also vital to sustaining peace. Secondly, the United Nations, including the Council, should continue encouraging and reinforcing mutually supportive partnerships on conflict prevention with regional and subregional entities. Modern conflict is increasingly intra-State in nature, with cross- border tendencies in particular regions, occasioned by unique political and socioeconomic grievances. Regional entities have better knowledge of their areas of operation, including the minute details on conflict dynamics, whereas the United Nations has unique expertise and tools sourced at the global level to resolve the problems we face.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Allow me to highlight a few areas and steps that we believe the Council can take to ensure more effective conflict prevention among Member States and across the United Nations system. First, sustainable peace requires the development of national institutions with the capacity to address the root causes of conflict. National ownership and inclusive leadership of such institutions are key to achieving success in efforts to prevent conflicts and sustain peace. In designing special political missions, including mediation, peacekeeping operations, peacebuilding programmes and other preventative actions, strong coordination and cooperation between the United Nations and national authorities, based on mutual complementarity, are vital for success.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“That will ensure that we are able to build a greater common understanding of conflicts, share early-warning information and develop the proper analysis ofpotential hotspots to guide timely early interventions. The United Nations has an important and unique character that reinforces its role in conflict prevention. It is the only truly universal entity that can guide and develop norms for guiding Member States as they seek to react to conflicts and prevent them. But for the United Nations to play its leadership role in conflict prevention effectively it needs to break down the silo mentality within its system, which undermines its ability to prevent conflicts. We therefore agree with the Secretary-General that United Nations responses remain overly fragmented.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“We need to reintegrate peace in our security, development and human rights agenda. We must place emphasis on conflict prevention and on addressing the root causes of conflict. We know that the United Nations peace and security architecture has benefited from three reviews in 2015 on peace operations. Similarly, the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development provides us with a solid foundation for achieving and sustaining peace and prosperity without leaving anyone behind. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the basis for addressing the root causes of conflict, including poverty. Our strong, collective political will can help us in achieving lasting peace only when we invest financial and other resources in prevention.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source